General Debate 25 December 2015

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3-coil

Merry Christmas David – thankyou for yet another year of information, entertainment and happy mischief…with the best blog in the land! Hope you have a great Christmas and a fantastic 2016.
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December 25, 2015 8:06am
waitakereman

Merry xmas from west auckland
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December 25, 2015 8:07am
Manolo

Nobody could disagree with 3-coil: KB is by far the best blog in NZ. Thank you, DPF.
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December 25, 2015 8:34am
MickMac

agreed
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December 25, 2015 9:06am
Longknives

A Hearty ‘Feliz Navidad’ to all you Kiwibloggers who still acknowledge Christmas!!

To Sneering Atheist Mikenmild, Muslim Stephieboy and Dame Susan (if she reads this)- Happy ‘Winterval’ and I hope you thoroughly enjoy your Vegan Halal Mungbeans washed down with a glass of luke-warm Spirulina..
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December 25, 2015 9:10am
mikenmild

Thank you for those kind wishes, Longknives. Don’t wear out your knees praying for Jesus to bring you a nicer personality.
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December 25, 2015 9:26am
Aliog

Thanks Mikenmild – you made me spill my coffee! Have a great day 🙂
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December 25, 2015 9:35am
sam green

What a nasty twat you are Longknives. On this day of days…..
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December 25, 2015 9:36am
SGA

Merry Christmas all, even the bilious Longknives.
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December 25, 2015 9:43am
mikenmild

Cheers Aliog.

Merry Christmas to all. We don’t need to believe in anything supernatural to enjoy the traditional family holiday. Turkey and duck at chez mikenmild. Compulsory champagne cocktails for all.
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December 25, 2015 9:49am
Longknives

Sheesh! Tough crowd…
I had a lighthearted crack at Mikey and Stephie as they both quite openly detest Christianity- So they surely shouldn’t see today as any kind of ‘free pass’ from scorn?
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December 25, 2015 9:50am
SGA

Stop digging Longknives, just let it go 🙂
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December 25, 2015 9:53am
stephieboy

Longknives, what do you regard as the most important of Christian virtues on this festive day and in your walk with Christ ?

Christmas cheers everyone !
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December 25, 2015 9:53am
holysheet

Have just had breakfast. freshly smoked salmon, cream cheese and fresh fruit. Yummy.
Have got the elderly in laws staying with us. after cutting up the fresh pineapple the skin and core went into the pigs bucket, which was sitting on the bench.
Turned around to do something and looked back and the old MIL was eating the pineapple scraps out of the pigs bucket.

So I can honestly say we have done our bit for the poor people today, feeding the needy who are living in poverty (not).
Every little bit helps.
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December 25, 2015 9:54am
flipper

The Moet Imperial Brut was a nice addition to the traditional bacon, eggs, tomatoes and toast for a late breakfast.
Now for the gazpacho at lunch !
Merry Christmas to everyone apart from the happy holiday mob.
🙂
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December 25, 2015 9:57am
Longknives

“Merry Christmas to all. We don’t need to believe in anything supernatural to enjoy the traditional family holiday. ”

Now that I can agree with! I’m not a Christian- Consider myself an Agnostic, but I really do enjoy Christmas! (Especially boozy debaucherous Christmas Parties and the excessive Gluttony that the Season brings..)
Hence I feel sorry for miserable snots like Devoy who want Christmas banned- They really must lead empty, unhappy existences..
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December 25, 2015 10:02am
mikenmild

Detesting all religion doesn’t stop me from appreciating the importance of Christmas as our central family festival. Christians get more worked up about Easter anyway, don’t they?

Oh, and so far as I am aware, no one wants to ‘ban’ Christmas.
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December 25, 2015 10:13am
laworder

Merry Christmas everybody! *

*offer not available in Brunei, Somalia and Tajikistan

Regards
Peter J
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December 25, 2015 10:18am
mikenmild

Happy holidays, flipper. Hope the dyspepsia copes with the seasonal food and drink.
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December 25, 2015 10:25am
Longknives

“Longknives, what do you regard as the most important of Christian virtues on this festive day and in your walk with Christ ?”

Seriously- What the fuck are you rambling on about? I’m not even a Christian..
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December 25, 2015 10:31am
Manolo

Unfortunate victims of the circumstances:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_MUSLIM_TRAVEL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-12-23-22-46-22

British Prime Minister David Cameron will look into claims that U.S. officials prevented a British Muslim family of 11 from flying to Disneyland for a planned holiday.

Mohammed Zahid Mahmood said he and his family – two brothers and their nine children – were told nothing except that they were not allowed to travel to the U.S. despite having previously obtained clearance.
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December 25, 2015 10:34am
Manolo

C’mon mikenmild. I know you are a fervent and devout worshipper of the Labour Church of Helen Clark! 🙂
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December 25, 2015 10:36am
PhilP

I guess it’s far too much to ask the sad sack down tickers to be gracious on this special day! Merry Christmas to one and all, have a good one and enjoy the New Year also. Take care out there particularly if you are driving.
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December 25, 2015 10:40am
kowtow

longknives @910.

Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed that. ‘Tough crowd”? nah forget ’em ,there’s a few on here who need to get a sense of humour for Christmas.

To you and yours , DPF and all the rest of you out there in kiwiblogland , Merry Christmas……and keep smiling.
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December 25, 2015 10:50am
Manolo

Nigerian and Bangladeshi refugees arriving from Libya rescued by the Italian Navy:
http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/live/ContentItem-3156f2f2-dc70-4953-8e2f-70d7489d4ce9.html
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December 25, 2015 10:53am
simpleton1

The cows all milked, some night rain, sheep shorn or dipped, lambs crutched and drenched etc. cattle shifted to a fresh paddock, dogs get some “smokey fat” trimmings from the ham Pigs will get a few more left overs, hole in fenced patched.
A few bus runs, taxis, dairies, gas stations, to just keep the rest of us ticking over.

A great Christmas to all, and all the others that have to do a stint today to get by with essential services, and then relax, enjoy family, friends, neighbours, with the food and a toast to absent ones, and thankfulness to live in a little great country.

Take a few photos, as for some us may move on, or not make it to next Christmas. Thanks for the memories.
Cheers
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December 25, 2015 11:03am
Morrissey

If anyone has any spare time after the festivities today, here’s a diverting little pastime….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_lS-RtP5Kc
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December 25, 2015 11:15am
kowtow

“Oh, and so far as I am aware, no one wants to ‘ban’ Christmas.”

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/629328/Britain-faith-leaders-world-ignore-Muslim-crackdown-Christmas
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December 25, 2015 11:16am
Adolf Fiinkensein

Stephieboy

I’ll answer for Longknives.

‘The ability to throw out from the temple recidivist pricks like you.’
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December 25, 2015 11:31am
starboard

“Merry Christmas followers !”

I wish you all divine favour, long life, good health and happiness, prosperity and success for 2016.
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December 25, 2015 11:36am
stephieboy

Longknives,your post at 9.10am , ” hearty Faliz Navidad ” appears to suggest their is some tangible connection between our Lord and you ?

But , no ?7
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December 25, 2015 12:17pm
Captain Mainwaring

“If anyone has any spare time after the festivities today, here’s a diverting little pastime….”

Looks like more fun than morris dancing.
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December 25, 2015 12:19pm
Morrissey

Indeed, Captain! It might be something to keep the ACT voters amongst us occupied.
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December 25, 2015 12:22pm
Viking2

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – OLD SANTA WAS PISSED.
He cussed out the elves and threw down his list.
Miserable little brats, ungrateful little jerks
I have a good mind to scrap the whole works.
I’ve busted my arse for damn near a year,
Instead of “Thanks Santa” – what do I hear?
The old lady’s mad cause I work late at night
The elves want more money – The reindeer all fight.
Rudolph got drunk and goosed all the maids
Vixen is pregnant and Cupid has AIDS
And just when I thought that things would get better
Those a**holes from IRS sent me a letter
They say I owe taxes – if that ain’t damn funny
Who the hell ever sent Santa Clause any money?
And the kids these days – they all are the pits
They want the impossible …Those mean little shits
I spent a whole year making wagons and sleds
Assembling dolls…Their arms, legs and heads
I made a ton of yo yo’s – No request for them
They want computers and robots…they think I’m IBM!
Flying through the air…dodging the trees
Falling down chimneys and skinning my knees
I’m quitting this job…there’s just no enjoyment
I’ll sit on my fat arse and draw unemployment
There’s no Christmas this year…now you know the reason
I FOUND ME A BLONDE.. I’M GOING SOUTH FOR THE SEASON!
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December 25, 2015 12:25pm
SGA

@ stephieboy at 12:17 pm
A hearty Faliz Navidad from me too, stephieboy 🙂
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December 25, 2015 12:27pm
stephieboy

SGA, same to you .Cheers !
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December 25, 2015 1:14pm
Manolo

Andrei is already queueing to buy it: 😀
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/vladimir-putin-perfume-leaders-number-one

“Leaders Number One”, a perfume inspired by Putin, went on sale in Moscow on Thursday, just in time for Russians to pick them up as presents ahead of New Year’s Eve, the major festive occasion here.
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December 25, 2015 2:37pm
cha

The Jews/Zionists/Israel are missing. Fucking amateurs.
/

ARK OF GABRIEL: Russia ‘given ancient apocalyptic weapon uncovered in Saudi Arabia’

Wild rumours that a fabled device or weapon called the “Ark of Gabriel” has been found under the Masjid al-Haram Mosque — the holiest site in Islam — are sweeping across the darker corners of the internet.

Legend tells the Archangel Gabriel — who told the Virgin Mary she would give birth to Jesus and dictated the Koran to the Prophet Muhammed — also entrusted an ark or box of “immense power” to the founder of the Muslim faith.

Muhammed was told to bury the ark in a shrine at a “place of worship” — for it to be brought out as the end of the world approaches.

Paranoid survivalists believe Saudi Arabia has uncovered the ark during a major construction project at the Grand Mosque — and handed it to the Russians.

They claim the Russian military is taking the ark to the Antarctic – possibly to a former Nazi UFO base.

http://www.donotlink.com/framed?825478
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December 25, 2015 3:34pm
PhilP

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas Penny. Not many of us here agree with what you post but today, of all days, is the day to be gracious.
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December 25, 2015 4:33pm
Johnboy

“I FOUND ME A BLONDE.. I’M GOING SOUTH FOR THE SEASON!”

Head south of Wainui V2…All the blondes round here are booked out for Xmas! 🙂
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December 25, 2015 4:38pm
Johnboy

It’s not looking like a 400 night tonight…shit happens….reindeer are fuckin unpredictable! 🙂
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December 25, 2015 4:48pm
Johnboy

It’s bloody hard to rark up the usual mob tonight….I really suspect the silly old buggers are pretty conservative despite their rhetoric! 🙂
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December 25, 2015 4:53pm
Johnboy

A randy young Queen of Baroda
Once built an erotic pagoda
The walls of it’s halls were festooned with the balls
And the tools of the fools that had rode her
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December 25, 2015 4:57pm
Manolo

After reading that poem I predict some ewes will have a torrid night. Goodonya,, Johnboy.
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December 25, 2015 5:22pm
Captain Mainwaring

The venerable Bishop of Buckingham
Would stand on the bridge at Old Uppingham
Observing the stunts of ths c**ts in the punts
And the tricks of the pricks that were f***ing ’em
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December 25, 2015 5:40pm
Ed Snack

There was a young lady from Winchester
Who made all the saints in their niches stir
One morning at matins her breasts in white satin
Made the bishop of Cirenchester’s briches stir

And Johnboy, I always thought it was “…of the fools who bestrode her”. Scans a touch better.
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December 25, 2015 6:07pm
stephieboy

Perhaps no other event personifies the season of glad tidings and goodwill than the Auckland City Mission Christmas dinner for not only those In need or poverty but also the lonely and of course the homeless .

About 2000 chicken drumsticks and 300kg of ham is on the menu for the Auckland City Mission’s Christmas Day lunch.
” The mission is expecting to host about 2000 people at the volunteer-staffed lunch on Auckland’s Viaduct.
“We believe no one should have to eat alone on Christmas Day,” said outgoing City Missioner Dame Diane Robertson.
“It is not only about poverty, it is about the spirit of Christmas, and about celebrating with each other….”

I know this magical event is bound to rile the Scrooges and misers on KB and elsewhere , but surely this is an event that would warm Charles Dickens heart and even the immortal character he created ,Ebenezer Scrooge ,

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/its-about-the-spirit-of-christmas-auckland-city-mission-expects-2000-for-lunch
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December 25, 2015 6:27pm
starboard

So much for the drop in road accidents with the 4kmh speed tolerance the nazis have enforced upon us. When will plod ever learn. Their idea sucks and it doesn’t work. But they wont admit they are wrong. They are targeting the wrong people. Their holy than thou we know whats best attitude sucks. Wankers.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75456369/road-chaos-mars-the-start-of-holidays-with-more-than-120-crashes-since-christmas-eve
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December 25, 2015 6:38pm
G152

Auckland and back today.
Saw 3 cops, one of which was all sirens and lights.
And one car pulled over
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December 25, 2015 6:44pm
Captain Mainwaring

“Auckland and back today.”
From Huntly, Warkworth, Taihape or Kerikeri?
What the fuck are you trying to tell us?
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December 25, 2015 6:52pm
starboard

The downticker is obviously a lonely and bitter wee person . How sad for them.
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December 25, 2015 7:41pm
Griff

Talking about your self like that story.
How sad for you .
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December 25, 2015 7:45pm
nasska

So, did Santa fill your stocking Griff? 🙂
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December 25, 2015 7:51pm
Stars And Stripes

Yes well I am one of those scrooges and misers so all I will say is that the free Christmas Lunch at The Mission must be the biggest bludge of the year and is a thoroughly nauseating event.
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December 25, 2015 8:00pm
Griff

😆
No.
I told the entire family years ago that I am not into the commercial crap that is Christmas. Who wants another piece of tat you dont need or want ?
If I really wanted something I would go out and buy it .
Better to give gifts when I think they are warranted or if I find something I think someone close will really appreciate.
Not necessarily because of anything to do with artificial constructs like birthdays or Christmas.
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December 25, 2015 8:02pm
nasska

Xmas is for the kids Griff but our youngest grandchild is fourteen. In any case we’ve always treated it as a family day get together.
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December 25, 2015 8:09pm
mikenmild

Stars and Stripes
So you think that the idea that of a free meal from the city mission is ‘nauseating’. Fuck you.
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December 25, 2015 8:42pm
starboard

gwiffs just a miserable old spanker
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December 25, 2015 8:48pm
Awww C-mon

Griff

How the fuck is a birthday an artificial construct?
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December 25, 2015 9:11pm
starboard

because gwiff was born in a test tube a c
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December 25, 2015 9:14pm
Griff

No animal has a big party for its hatching anniversary.
Why the fuck would you want to commemorate getting older ?
Marking the calender’s slow cruel journey towards death seems perverse to me.
But whatever lights your fire…. each to their own .
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December 25, 2015 9:18pm
Awww C-mon

For a climate priest to say he doesn’t like artificial constructs is simply astounding ???
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December 25, 2015 9:18pm
mikenmild

Artificial constructs are somewhat different from descriptions of reality.
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December 25, 2015 9:21pm
Awww C-mon

I agree MM, so why does he confuse birthdays and cc?
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December 25, 2015 9:23pm
Griff

Actually Awww C-mon
Ask your self why do reality as described by every major scientific body on the planet and your views differ.
The answer is.
You are the flat earthed nuttwhacks of this century.
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December 25, 2015 9:29pm
mikenmild

Because birthdays are an artificial construct and climate change is a description of reality?
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December 25, 2015 9:30pm
Awww C-mon

Oh shit MM, I thought you meant the other way around!!

Sorry guys, just trolling you and not the night for it!

For whatever today’s means I hope you both enjoyed it!
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December 25, 2015 9:32pm
starboard

The minute you are born, you start dying. Freaky eh.
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December 25, 2015 9:52pm
starboard

lol..it aint working plod..youre fired

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/75456369/road-chaos-sees-nearly-200-crashes–one-fatal–since-christmas-eve
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December 25, 2015 9:53pm
Manolo

Living proof of the pernicious effects of excessive consumption of pot.
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December 25, 2015 10:11pm
starboard

gwiff has a cameo at 1:38

https://youtu.be/y74UPiaK7u0
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December 25, 2015 10:26pm
Left Right and Centre

No animal has a big party for its hatching anniversary.

So – what’s the thinking there ? Another animal does / doesn’t do it, so I will / won’t do it ? Sure, ok.
They don’t smoke weed either mate – possible exception hanging out at the G spot.
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December 25, 2015 11:12pm
Left Right and Centre

Ok, ok. I watched about as much of 25 Dec fluff at 6pm as I could take – taking notes. Around this time the shit is flying in a million directions. I loved one charity sending boxes of food to the islands. I wrote down the name of one fella recipient in I think Rarotonga – Eddie Nicholas (hope that’s right) very grateful for his box of random grocery items with things like chippies, peanut butter, soft drink.

Standing next to him was – I don’t know – his young daughter ? Random relative ? Island people are the biggest in the world anyway – this girl had the fattest face you could hope to see on someone her age. My whole face would fit in one of her gigantic fat puffy cheeks. Like a frickin beach ball with some eyes drawn on. I don’t know – they looked ok to me – from the screenshot style quick images you get that leave you wanting to see how these people really live, suspecting they’re not really true charity cases.

And what’s with sending peanut butter ? Half of it is just random BS – here – take some peanut butter. Now you can know the joy of having a breakfast spread on Dec 25 – because it’s just not merry with plain toast. Mind you – who knows what they do with it. Spread it on their dog meat. Who knows. Full sugar soft drink ? Don’t they have food or shops over there ? Are they all in third world poverty ? That’s nothing to do with being poor yet breeding like flies, is it ? Is peanut butter a luxury in Rarotonga ? Why don’t they just send them a supermarket ? Look – this is a trolley – you put your peanut butter in it. That’s a checkout. Like a MASH unit. MISH. Mobile Island Supermarket Help. Why are they all so fucking fat ? They can hardly stand up and waddle around – far out – here’s your care parcel you obese muppet. Enjoy those feet before they’re chopped off from preventable diabetes.
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December 25, 2015 11:31pm
Left Right and Centre

Also on 6pm feel good factor – let’s go and look at some ‘random’ (handpicked for maximum politically correct agenda pushing) families and how they enjoyed ‘the special day’ . . .

. . . and then we went to Otara to catch up with a Cook Island extended family. Um – it looked like all of the f%&king Cook Islands had turned up to this shindig – whoa. Less people have watched the Blues play at Eden Park.

I think there may have been a slight cultural misunderstanding on the part of One News. They reported that the kids were ‘playing party games’ by not using their hands to eat food in a frenetic manner spread out on long tables. I suggest they go back there on any given day and they will likely witness the same eating style. I could be wrong – but I myself have observed table manners that can only be described as ‘like a starving stray dog’. Half of them probably lived at the address – hmmmm.
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December 25, 2015 11:47pm
starboard

mate do yourself a favour and dont watch the PC blah at 6pm..its nauseating stuff and not good for your health.
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December 26, 2015 12:48am
eandlbufe

Laworder
Merry Christmas everybody! *

*offer not available in Brunei, Somalia and Tajikistan. You left out the rest of the moderate Muslim countries and also the rest of the western world that are harboring these peace loving religious head chopping freaks.When is it time to stop these degenerates???
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